This source is an interview with Nikita Khrushchev's son Sergei about the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
This lesson introduces students to the blues, one of the most distinctive and influential elements of African-American musical tradition. Students take a virtual tour of Memphis, TN and explore the history of the blues in the work of W.C. Handy and a variety of country blues singers whose music preserves the folk origins of this unique American art form. The lesson concludes with students composing their own blues lyrics.
The influence of President Woodrow Wilson on American foreign policy has been profound and lasting. Using a variety of primary sources, students analyze the origins of the ambitious foreign policy that came to be known as Wilsonianism and compare it with important alternative traditions in American foreign policy.
This lesson will examine the ways in which Great Britain challenged American sovereignty in the early republic.
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This resource is a nonfiction, Common Core aligned reading passage with textual analysis questions about main idea, characterization, and supporting details.
A unit plan for Like Any Normal Day by Mark Kram, Jr., including pre-reading activities, journal prompts, vocabulary words, discussion questions, quizzes, and final project ideas.
In this Random House for High School Teachers reader's guide, indepth discussion questions guide students through exploration of Neely Tucker's Love in the Driest Season, a memoir that tells a story of love flourishing in even a hostile environment.
In this video from American Masters | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, students will learn about the connection between Maya Angelou and Malcolm X and their work in Ghana. Discussion questions and video included.
In this video from American Masters | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, students will examine Maya Angelou’s impact on those who knew her personally. Utilizing video, discussion questions and teaching tips, students will analyze and reflect on Angelou’s mentors in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
In this lesson based on "Letter One" from Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, students will explore how Rilke uses metaphor to discuss ideas about art.
A teachers guide for Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War by Tony Horwitz, including a detailed timeline, supplemental images, questions for each chapter, prompts for class discussion, vocaulary words and phrases, suggested exercises, and ideas for further reading.
In this Random House, detailed teacher's guide to A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LaNier, students will explore the account of nine brave high school students and their families in a quest for quality desegregated public education. This guide contains discussion questions, extended activities, and suggested supplemental readings.
This resource is a nonfiction, Common Core aligned reading passage with textual analysis questions about main idea, characterization, and supporting details.
This resource is a nonfiction, Common Core aligned reading passage with textual analysis questions about main idea, characterization, and supporting details.
This lesson plan has students do research on the myths surrounding Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. They will engage in reading, writing, and research activities that will have them learn skills in distinguishing truth from fiction as well as developing a deeper understanding about an important American historical document. Links to suggested sites for students to do their research on the myths are provided in the lesson.
In this Random House for High School Teachers reader's guide, indepth discussion questions guide students through exploration of The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave and Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs. Students will explore both primary source narratives, which provide unparalleled accounts of the dehumanizing effects of slavery.
In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Near v. Minnesota and freedom of the press. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.
A USA Today Education informational article on new American citizenship exam questions with included reources/ worksheets for students.
A USA Today Education informational article on Joe Montana's 16 principles for success with included reources/ worksheets for students.